Special Weather Statement for Buckeye/Avondale; East Valley; Fountain Hills/East Mesa +7 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, Buckeye/Avondale, East Valley, Fountain Hills/East Mesa, Northwest Pinal County, Sonoran Desert Natl Monument, South Mountain/Ahwatukee, Southeast Valley/Queen Creek and 2 more
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What is happening
At 847 PM MST, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from San Tan Mountain Park to near Maricopa to 13 miles east of Kaka. Movement was northwest at 10 mph. Conditions are becoming more favorable for the development of additional thunderstorms. Some storms may become strong to...
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Bulletin details
At 847 PM MST, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from San Tan Mountain Park to near Maricopa to 13 miles east of Kaka. Movement was northwest at 10 mph. Conditions are becoming more favorable for the development of additional thunderstorms. Some storms may become strong to severe. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail will be possible. Locations impacted include... Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, Casa Grande, Apache Junction, Florence, Coolidge, East Mesa, Gold Canyon, Sun Lakes, Maricopa, Queen Creek, Arizona City, Gold Camp, Usery Mountain Park, San Tan Valley, Seville, Florence Junction, and Fiesta Mall. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 157 and 204. AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 139 and 178. US Highway 60 between mile markers 176 and 214. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 8:47PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Phoenix AZ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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